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  • IATSE and Teamsters Warn of Another Hollywood Strike at Massive Rally: ‘Put Your Helmets On’

    03/03/2024 3:05:40 PM PST · by dynachrome · 21 replies
    Variety ^ | 3-3-24 | Katcy Stephan, Gene Maddaus, Carolyn Giardina
    Hollywood union leaders warned of the possibility of another strike this summer if the studios cannot reach a deal before crew contracts expire on July 31. Speaking to a rally of more than 2,000 crew members on Sunday at Woodley Park in Encino, Sean O’Brien, the president of the International Brotherhood of the Teamsters, said the unions should commit to withhold their labor — and not grant an extension — if a deal is not agreed by the deadline. “We are not afraid to strike,” O’Brien said. “If these greedy corporations — whether it’s Amazon, Netflix, Sony… Disney — if...
  • Sony cuts 900 jobs from PlayStation division in latest tech culling

    02/27/2024 11:50:08 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 6 replies
    The Hill ^ | 02/27/2024 | FILIP TIMOTIJA
    Sony is cutting 900 jobs from its PlayStation division, the gaming company announced Tuesday, becoming the latest tech giant to lay off part of its workforce. Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) President and CEO Jim Ryan announced the layoffs in a Tuesday email to PlayStation workers, saying they represent an 8 percent reduction across the company’s locations worldwide. “After careful consideration and many leadership discussions over several months, it has become clear changes need to be made to continue to grow the business and develop the company,” Ryan wrote in the email. “We had to step back, look at our business...
  • Star Sharon Stone Alleges Former Head of Sony Pictures Sexually Harassed Her

    11/09/2023 6:32:48 AM PST · by ChicagoConservative27 · 51 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 11/09/2023 | WARNER TODD HUSTON
    Academy Award nominee Sharon Stone is alleging she was sexually harassed by a former head of Sony Studios back in the 1980s before she became a superstar. Stone shared her accusations during an appearance on November 7 episode of SiriusXM’s “Let’s Talk Off Camera” with host Kelly Ripa, according to The Wrap. The 65-year-old Basic Instinct star did not name any names in the interview, but it is not the first time she has hinted about her #MeToo experience.
  • Sony Refuses Chinese Demand to Delete Statue of Liberty from Latest Spider-Man

    05/05/2022 11:08:36 PM PDT · by MarvinStinson · 13 replies
    nationalreview ^ | May 2, 2022 | ZACHARY EVANS
    Chinese authorities asked Sony to delete the Statue of Liberty from the climactic sequence of Spider-Man: No Way Home before distributing the movie in China, Puck reported on Sunday citing multiple sources. The climactic sequence of the movie features an action sequence of over 20 minutes in which characters battle amid scaffolding around the Statue of Liberty. When Sony refused to delete the statue from the movie, Chinese authorities asked if the company could diminish the statue’s presence. Sony considered the request, the sources told Puck, but ultimately decided against editing the movie and did not release it in China....
  • Sony Refuses Chinese Demand to Delete Statue of Liberty from Latest Spider-Man

    05/02/2022 10:42:02 AM PDT · by lowbridge · 44 replies
    National Review ^ | May 2, 2022 |  ZACHARY EVANS
    The climactic sequence of the movie features an action sequence of over 20 minutes in which characters battle amid scaffolding around the Statue of Liberty. When Sony refused to delete the statue from the movie, Chinese authorities asked if the company could diminish the statue’s presence. Sony considered the request, the sources told Puck, but ultimately decided against editing the movie and did not release it in China. It’s unclear whether Chinese censors blocked the movie’s release or if Sony preemptively opted against releasing it. The third Spider-Man installment with actor Tom Holland in the lead role grossed close $1.9...
  • Will Smith’s Contracts Get Pulled After Academy Awards Slap

    04/04/2022 1:52:45 PM PDT · by Bon of Babble · 99 replies
    Daily Caller ^ | 4/03/2022 | LEENA NASIR
    Netflix and Sony have stepped away from their projects with Will Smith a week after he slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards.
  • Man pleads to second-degree murder in shooting over Playstation controller

    03/21/2022 8:38:48 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 12 replies
    Michigan Live ^ | Mar. 21, 2022 | John Tunison
    A 27-year-old Grand Rapids man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the shooting death of his roommate, a killing that testimony showed involved a dispute over a Playstation controller. Devan James Cole pleaded guilty to the murder charge and felony firearm on Monday, March 21 in Kent County Circuit Court. Related: Man claims self-defense in roommate’s killing in dispute over PlayStation controller A charge of open murder will be dismissed at his June 1 sentencing. Testimony at an earlier hearing showed that Cole and the victim, 27-year-old Anthony Crump, lived in the same Veto Street NW rental house. Crump...
  • An employee embezzled $154 million from Sony then converted it to bitcoin — now the feds are trying to return it

    12/22/2021 12:38:55 PM PST · by lowbridge · 11 replies
    Yahoo ^ | December 21, 2021 | Natasha Dailey
    In May, a worker at Sony Life Insurance Company in Tokyo allegedly diverted $154 million to a personal account at a Southern California bank when the company was instead trying to transfer the funds between financial accounts, according to a Monday press release from the US Justice Department. The worker, identified as Rei Ishii, then converted the money to bitcoin, the release said. Law enforcement from the US and Japan eventually found the "private key," or password, to the bitcoin address that held the 3,879 bitcoin tokens — now worth more than $180 million — and seized the funds on...
  • Lawsuit: Sony Discriminated, Showed Too Much Concern for Women

    12/08/2021 12:52:07 PM PST · by bbradley88 · 8 replies
    Newsbusters ^ | 12/3/21 | Brian Bradley
    Sony managers were apparently too abrasive when they didn’t stay in the same room as women with the door shut and for showing genuine concern for women’s personal lives.
  • Your next smartphone might have a camera that’s always watching Chip maker Qualcomm argues that “always-on” cameras can make phones more secure.

    12/06/2021 5:28:08 PM PST · by BenLurkin · 34 replies
    Washington Post ^ | By Chris Velazco
    If you have a smartphone, you probably use its front-facing camera for selfies and the occasional video call. Perhaps, if you’re lucky, you’ll shoot the next viral TikTok masterpiece. You might use your next smartphone’s front camera for the same things, but there’s a chance that camera won’t completely turn off once you’re done with it. This week, chipmaker Qualcomm revealed its latest Snapdragon processor, which will power many of the high-end Android smartphones you’ll see in stores in 2022, including models from Motorola, Sony, OnePlus. And a new feature built into that chip could allow smartphone makers to keep...
  • Ice Cube backs out of $9M Sony, Jack Black flick after refusing vax request

    10/30/2021 5:20:24 PM PDT · by bryan999 · 21 replies
    There will be no Ice in Hell. Entertainer Ice Cube left the cast of pending Sony comedy “Oh Hell No” — and walked away from a $9 million payday — after refusing the COVID-19 vaccine shot, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Ice Cube was slated to co-star with Jack Black, with whom he partnered on the project in June. Filmmaker Kitao Sakurai planned to shoot the flick this winter in Hawaii, and producers asked the cast to get the jab. Sony, Ice Cube’s agency and his personal representative, as well as co-producers Black and Matt Tolmach, all refused to comment...
  • Duqu 2.0 malware buried into Windows PCs using stolen Foxconn certs (Signed by Chinese factory)

    06/15/2015 8:24:50 PM PDT · by dayglored · 43 replies
    The Register ^ | June 15, 2015 | John Leyden
    The super-sophisticated malware that infiltrated Kaspersky Labs is more crafty than first imagined. We're told that the Duqu 2.0 software nasty was signed using legit digital certificates issued to Foxconn – a world-leading Chinese electronics manufacturer, whose customers include Microsoft, Dell, Google, BlackBerry, Amazon, Apple, and Sony. The code-signing was uncovered by researchers at Kaspersky Lab, who are studying their Duqu 2.0 infection. Windows trusts Foxconn-signed code because the Chinese goliath's certificate was issued by VeriSign, which is a trusted certificate root. Thus, the operating system will happily load and run the Foxconn-signed Duqu 2.0's 64-bit kernel-level driver without setting...
  • Sony Will Let PS5 Owners Record Their Voice Chats And Snitch On Fellow Players

    10/16/2020 4:12:41 AM PDT · by Enlightened1 · 18 replies
    The Verge ^ | 10/14/20 | Jay Peters
    Some PlayStation 4 users who downloaded the latest 8.0 update got an unwelcome surprise this morning: their console informed them that Sony had the right to record their voice for moderation purposes. Here is Sony’s exact language: Following this update, users are seeing a notification about Party Safety and that voice chats in parties may be recorded. Voice chat recording for moderation is a feature that will be available on PS5 when it launches, and will enable users to record their voice chats on PS5 and submit them for moderation review. The pop up you’re seeing on PS4 right now...
  • Disney, Netflix, Nike, Warner Bros, NFL, Amazon, Hulu openly support riot instigators

    06/01/2020 6:11:55 AM PDT · by Ennis85 · 29 replies
    One Angry Gamer ^ | May 31st 2020 | Billy D
    Following up on companies like Sony, Funimation, and NetherRealm Studios showing their true colors, various other corporations have stepped out of the shadows to openly make it known that they are traitors of peace, and betrayers of the American people. You can find the full list for the Traitors of America here. One of the original instigators of race baiting and sowing the seeds of corporate treason in America, Nike, was also one of the first to start the corporate bandwagon to pit America against itself when they tweeted out the following on May 29th, 2020. LetÂ’s all be part...
  • Sony, Funimation, Wwe’s Randy Orton Show Open Support For Riot-Enabling Groups

    05/31/2020 5:53:21 PM PDT · by Ennis85 · 8 replies
    One Angry Gamer ^ | May 31st 2020 | Billy D
    Both Sony and Funimation have tweeted out support for #BlackLivesMatter, a riot-enabling organization that has helped criminals and looters cause untold amounts of property damage, deaths, and looting. On May 31st, 2020 Sony posted a three-part tweet leading with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter, despite the fact that the group has helped enable the people responsible for burning down America at the moment with looting and arson. #BlackLivesMatter (1/3) pic.twitter.com/k4sIcUiPwP— Sony (@Sony) May 31, 2020 Right now, we want to use our platform to spread information & support. Please send links, resources, or other helpful information our way, and we’ll share them.When...
  • Sony looking to make Spider-Man ‘bisexual with boyfriend’ in upcoming movie

    02/17/2020 7:22:40 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 96 replies
    Christian Post ^ | 02/17/2020 | Anugrah Kumar
    A report says that Sony plans to feature Spider-Man as a bisexual in an upcoming movie.The entertainment blog We Got This Covered said, citing anonymous but reliable sources, that Sony is developing a live-action Spider-Verse movie that would unite Holland with his predecessors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, and that the studio is “particularly keen on getting Garfield back, as they want to portray his version of the hero as bisexual and give him a boyfriend in the film.”In an interview with The Sunday Times last year, Holland, who currently plays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, was asked...
  • Surprise! Sony Is Making Electric Vehicles Now.

    01/10/2020 10:44:20 AM PST · by Red Badger · 32 replies
    www.insidehook.com ^ | / January 8, 2020 6:45 am | By Alex Lauer
    The Vision-S concept car was unveiled Monday at CES Sony's new Vision-S EV concept may look a little bland on the outside, but it's what's inside that counts. _____________________________________________________________________ At CES this year, everyone expected Sony to unveil the new PS5 video game console, but instead it unveiled a logo. Meanwhile, absolutely no one expected Sony to reveal its own electric vehicle, but on Monday night the company drove one out onstage. It’s called Vision-S. According to a press release, that’s the name of Sony’s new mobility initiative, and this EV is the “first prototype vehicle to result from [it].”...
  • Updates to you PlayStation Vue Subscription

    10/29/2019 10:15:27 PM PDT · by OrangeHoof · 9 replies
    e-mail ^ | 10-29-2019 | OrangeHoof
    After more than four years of innovating in the Pay TV industry, we regret to inform you that Sony Interactive Entertainment is discontinuing the PlayStation Vue service on January 30, 2020. We appreciate your support of our pioneering live TV service over this time. PlayStation Vue will continue to deliver live, On Demand and DVR programs until the service discontinuation date of January 30, 2020. Subscribers will receive their final charge for PlayStation Vue in the month of December. Active paid subscribers will not be charged for the service after December 31, 2019.
  • Quentin Tarantino Holds Firm, Won’t Recut ‘Once Upon a Time’ for China

    10/18/2019 3:13:29 PM PDT · by grundle · 35 replies
    Variety ^ | October 18, 2019 | Brent Lang
    Quentin Tarantino will not recut “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” to placate Chinese censors, Variety has confirmed. The decision likely means that the Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt buddy dramedy and ode to late sixties Tinseltown won’t be making an appearance in China — at least in non-pirated form. Tarantino previously ran afoul of higher ups in the country with “Django Unchained” and ultimately agreed to make some excisions that eliminated scenes of graphic violence and nudity after the film was yanked from release. It didn’t matter much. When it was re-released in edited form, the film went on...
  • Happy 40th birthday, Walkman

    07/01/2019 6:05:21 AM PDT · by C19fan · 44 replies
    CNN ^ | July 1, 2019 | Staff
    It was 40 years ago today that Sony, not Apple, revolutionized the way we listen to music. The Walkman, a portable cassette player that, for the first time, let us take our music with us without bothering our neighbors, hit the market on July 1, 1979. The portable cassette player revolutionized how people listen to music. The Walkman wasn't the first of its kind, but it was the first affordable and manageable portable music player -- others like the German Stereobelt were too clunky and expensive, so they never took off.